By Korina Iribe Romo Depression, anxiety, frustration: This was my reality as an undocumented young woman living in the United States. For many years the love and support of my family was the only thing that sustained me. In 2012…
Month: January 2018
Compassion, Dignity and Hope in Boston
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Too many of us are tied to the opioid crisis, whether we are struggling ourselves, or we see and experience the struggle right alongside our coworkers, friends, and family. This is an epidemic and no…
What Would Martin Luther King say About Trump?
How ironic it is that President Donald Trump added even further to his ever-growing list of racist comments this past week as Americans were readying to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Day, which has added significance this year as this…
Obituaries 01-17-2018
Giuseppe Ghergurovich Formerly of Croatia Giuseppe Ghergurovich passed away on Jan. 8. He was 90 years old. Giuseppe was born in Crno, Croatia to Marko Ghergurovich and Tonka Ghergurovich. He married Yolanda (Vukosa) Ghergurovich and they shared over 61 years…
‘Bomb Cyclone’ Floods Parts of Eastie
By John Lynds East Bostonians can take the snow, wind, frigid cold and space savers, but a new element has been added into the wintery mix that may be something residents here might have to get used to as the…
HYM Investment, BPDA Host Impact Advisory Group Meeting
By John Lynds Owners of Suffolk Downs Racetrack HYM INvestment Group LLC and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held an Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting last Wednesday at the racetrack. At the meeting HYM’s Principal Partner Tom O’Brien…
Rep Madaro Blasts Trump Administration for Ending Temporary Status for Salvadorians
By John Lynds Of the over forty thousand residents who call East Boston home, over half are from Latin American countries. Of that half a majority hail from El Salvador, and arrived here during their country’s civil war during the…
Michael Triant Named Salesian Boys & Girls Club Executive Director
By John Lynds East Boston native and Savio Prep graduate Michael Triant was named the new Executive Director of the Salesian Boys & Girls Club at the board’s December meeting. Triant, who worked for the past 17 years for the…
Ruggiero Family Memorial Home Launches Online Funeral Planning
By John Lynds As one of two independent family-owned funeral homes in East Boston, the Ruggiero Family Memorial Home has been keeping up with the changing times and technology. The Ruggiero Family recently introduced a new option to help bereaved…
Developer Reduces Size of Cowper Street Project, Again
By John Lynds City Realty, the developer of a proposed condo project at 181 Cowper St., was back before the Harbor View Neighborhood Association (HVNA) Monday night with a scaled back version of the plan they presented last month. City…